The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1887-01-20
NOAH AND the ARK.
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Jsauary -, 1857.

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Gen. 6:9-y2: commit verses II, IS.
4 These an the generations Of Noah: Noah |
was . !ust man and perfect in his generations,
and Noah walked with God.
10. And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham
and Japheth.
II. The earth also was corrupt before God;
and the earth was filled with violence.
IL. And God looked upon the earth, IN d, be
hold, II was corrupt; for oil 6esh had corrupted
His way upon the earth.
18 And God said unto Noah: The end Of oil
nesh is come before Me; for the earth Is filled
with violence through them; and, behold,
will destroy them with the earth.
H. Make thee On ark Of gopher wood; rooms
shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch 1t
within and without with pitch.
Is. And this is the fashion which thou shalt
make It of: The length of the ark shdA be three
hundred cubits, the breadth Of 1t nifty cubits,
and the height Of IL thirty cub.ts.
10. window shalt thou make TO the ark, and
in q cubit shalt thou finish Il above; and the
dool of the nrk shalt thou set in the side there
Of; rtth lower, second and third stories shalt
thou make IL.
IL. And behold I, even I. do bring food Of
waters upon the earth, TO destroy oil flesh,
wherein is the breath Of life, from under
Heaven; and every thing that u in the earth
shall die.
1S But with thee will I establish my cove.
nant; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou.
and thy sons and thy wife, and thy sons wives
with thee.
10. And Of every living thing Of oil flesh, two
Of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to
keep then, alive with thee; they shall be male
and female
90 OF fowls after their kind. and Of cattle
after their kind, of every creeping thing Of the
earth after his kind two Of every sort shall
come unto thee, to keep them alive.
81. And take thou unto thee Of oil food that is
eaten, and thou shalt gather to thee; and 1t
shall be for food for thee, and for them.
~. Thus did Noah; according to all that God
commanded him. 30 did he.
TrNE-The flood took place B. c. 28ls "a.
NJ. 1866. More than 1, 800 years after the
last lesson.
PLAcE-Noah lived probably in the 70
gions Of Mesopotamia or Armenia The
ark rested, and the new race centered
somewhere on the mountains Of Ararat, a
long, hilly region, extending southwest
through Armenia
EXTENT OF THE DELUaE-It extended over
the then known world, and included the
| whole human race. But it probably was
not over all the world. Earth" should be
translated ''land," and ''the whole
heavens" the sky over 1t, all that could be
| seen by the spectator.
SCENE OF THE DELueE-Probably that
vast tract of country in Asia and Europe
whose rivers flow inward into the inland
seas, the Caspian and the Aral. And the
"fouEtains Of the great Deep overfiowed
from the Persian Gulf, Gulf of Finland ana
tho Black Ses. AL this land may have
slowly sunk beneath the ocean level, where
some of it still remains.
| TRADITIONS OF THE DELUGE-The story OF
the deluge is confirmed by the fact that al
| most every nation has traditions Of a de-
luge-all pointing to this great event in
their past history.
NoAH-His name means rest, or con. fort
He was the son Of Lamech and grandson Of
Methuselah. He was born B. G. 294S Il ,05j
years after Adams crcation), lived $50
years, to q. G. 1898. He had three sons.
| HELPS OVER HARD PLACEs-9. Ge,era-
tions: family history. Perfect IN his gen
eratons: among his contemporaries. Walked
soith God: obeying Him, loving Him, doing
His work, having communion with Him.
II. Corrupt before God: publicly, openly
corrupt; and God took notice of it. Filled
xih violence: from the lawless acts of the
giants and renowned chiefs ". ~. IL. Al
flesh: All the human race. His ,cay his
way Of living, thinking, worshiping. 13.
wiN destroy them: because they had resisted
every influence tor good, and this was the
only way to save the race from wickedness,
and have Cody people. IA. Ark: chest;
q great building in the form of an oblong
bog. Gopher: cypress,a soft, durable wood.
Pitch: bitumen, asphalt, Astounding In that
region. Is. Cubit: length from fingers to
elbow, 10 to u inches. II we take the first
length, the ark was 45O feet long, 75 broad
and 45 deep. 16 A scindop: q set or course
of windows acubit long, running the whole
length under the caves. IS. Establish 4Hy
covenant: My agreement to preserve you
and make you the father Of My true people.
10. Tuo Of every sort: but seven of the
clean animals used for food and sacrifice
T2).
SUBJECTS FOR SPECIAL REPoRrs-N Noah.
The moral condition of the world. The
necessity for the deluge. Its extent The
ark. Gods covenant Noah's faith. What
God did to save men from going wrong. The
ark as type Of salvation.
GOLDEN TExr-Noah did according unto
all that the Lord commanded hiIn.-Gen.
7:5.
CENTRAL TRurH-The wicked must be de-
stroyed, but those who trust in the Lord
shall be saved.
New TESTAMENT LIGHT ON OLD TESLA
MENr THEMEs-To what dangers are sin.
ners now exposedl (Matt. Is: II, 46; II
Thess. 1:8) What use in warning us does
st. Peter make Of the story of our lesson
(I Pet. 2: s, 8) OF what is the ark a
typei Il Pet. 8: 20. 21.) What is the doori
John 1879 What must we do to be saved
John 3: 18, SO; 10: 9) How was Noah
saved by faithl ". p; Hoo l1:7) How
must we provo our faithf What became o,
'Noah's carpentcrsi"
| PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
l. Good Men in Bad Times: az There
are some good men in the worst of times
(2) Bad times are no excuse for being bad
(S Bad times test faith and virtue. a.
Good men should seek to make bad times
better by preaching righteousness, and
manifesting their faith.
2. The Destruction of the Wicked: ~
A course Of sin always ends In destruction
C9 God does all He can to keep men from
sin and destruction. p) He sends good
men to teach them. ~ He sends HIS Holy
Spirit. (5) He gives long warnings. (6)
Sinners can blame only themselves fol
their ruin. ~ Mercy II always joiLed with
| justice.
B. The Ark Of Safety: ~ God has pre-
pared way Of salvation. () It must be
entered by faith. tS) Faith Is shown by
works. az There IL Q door for eatrancs,
and window for light. (5D ALI are wei
cVuie. ~ Only those who enter can be
saved
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| The habitually frivolous arc those VII.
| neglect to steady their minds by thoughts
VI the Ipanite.- C,ited P,xs6Dteriaa.
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